Author

Steve Suranovic

Steve Suranovic is an Economics Professor at the George Washington University in Washington DC and is affiliated with the Elliott School's Institute for International Economic Policy. He is the author of an international economics textbook published online by Flat World Knowledge and a book titled “A Moderate Compromise: Economic Policy Choice in an Era of Globalization” (Palgrave-Macmillan 2010).

As an international economics professor, one of my learning objectives for students is to explain and dispel many of the myths about international trade that are regularly propagated by politicians. Myths can be defined as any story that is…

One knows an economic phenomenon has reached a critically high level of public attention when a new acronym appears to describe it. Over a decade ago, when the rapid rise of newly industrializing countries affected international trade and…

In the Trump administration’s first year, the US pulled out of both the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and the International Climate Agreement. It also began renegotiating, and threatened to withdraw from, the North American Free…

Over a year ago when Donald Trump was campaigning for US President, he gained considerable support among blue collar workers with his charges of unfair trade against China, his threats to brand them a currency manipulator, and his promise…

Five months into the Trump administration, there remains a great deal of uncertainty about the future of global trade policy. A few issues have been resolved, a few new ones have erupted, and many more remain in a state of limbo. Perhaps…